Literary name wanted for our February baby!

[msjuliet]

DH and I are expecting our first child in February, and we haven't quite gotten serious about names yet. I'm a playwright and he's an English teacher, so it seems only fitting that we incorporate some of our favorite names from literature into our children's names!

The only problem is that some of the names I love might be a bit over the top (for first names, anyway.) I need help transforming them into something useable!

Here's a list of some of my favorite characters/names. If you have suggestions for adjustments, combos, etc., please comment! Any and all suggestions are welcome at this point. I'm also toying with the idea of having two middle names, so three-name combos are welcome

Thank you!

Titania
Rosalind
Desdemona
Innogen (Imogen's original form)
Ophelia
Cressida
Camellia
Karenina
Jane (Jane Eyre is a favorite, but Jane is too plain for my taste)
Anne (of Green Gables - again, too plain!)
Dorothy
Harriet
Hester
Cassiopeia
Andromeda
Stellaluna
Pippi (Longstocking - I'm thinking about Pippa)
Myy, Mymmeli (from a children's series I grew up with...totally not doable in the U.S., but maybe in some form??)

[emmabobemma]

Hooray for your daring names! My favorites are:
Titania
Rosalind
Camellia
Karenina
Dorothy (mostly for the nickname Dot)
Harriet
Cassiopeia (I've always loved this but it's a mouthful. So bouncy. Have you ever heard the Joanna Newsome song? She does great things with the sounds in this name. Cass or Pia- nice possible nns)
Andromeda

Not sure about middle names. These names all have such strong identities that it's hard to think about stringing them together.
I mean.. Cassiopeia Karenina... Titania Camellia.. Dorothy Andromeda.. Jones!

[shanbrownie]

My favourites from your list are Harriet and Dorothy. LOVE both of these names. You cannot go wrong with Jane or Anne, I would use them in a middle spot. A few more female names that came to mind were:

Alice
Madeline
Emma
Scarlett
Juliet
Briony

You only listed girls, but for boys some ideas might be:

Holden
Heathcliff
Darcy
Arthur
Dorian
Oliver
Fitzgerald

[emmabobemma]

PS- Pippi's full name is Pippilotta Delicatessa Windowshade Mackrelmint Ephraim's Daughter Longstocking. Just making the case for multiple middle names. If you choose to go down that road, you will be in good company.

[jesba]

Titania - probably too much. Tatiana is OK.
Rosalind - a bit much but doable.
Desdemona - Too much. Mona or Ramona is OK.
Innogen (Imogen's original form)- probably going to trip people up.
Ophelia - tragic, but beautiful and probably useable with Olivia so popular.
Cressida - a bit much, but doable. Very pretty.
Camellia - seems prone to confusion, but doable.
Karenina - I like the idea of it, but it's probably too much and the character is so tragic.
Jane (Jane Eyre is a favorite, but Jane is too plain for my taste) - Janina?
Anne (of Green Gables - again, too plain!) - Anna? Annina?
Dorothy - useable
Harriet - useable
Hester - too old lady I'm afraid. Middle?
Cassiopeia - too much
Andromeda -too much
Stellaluna - waaay too much. Stella or Luna is fine.
Pippi (Longstocking - I'm thinking about Pippa) - Phillipa is starting to fit in.
Myy, Mymmeli - I like the ida of this. Mymmeli more than Myy. Middle spot?

Antonia
Viola
Juliet
Nerissa
Phoebe
Beatrice

Quickly come to mind as literary, not super popular, and wearable.

[gidgetmom]

I love Dorothy and Harriet!

I named my daughter Anne due to my love for Anne Shirley. It may seem plain to some, but you would be surprised how much a simple, pure classic stands out amongst the current trends. We call her Annie a lot. I love it.

I would avoid Titania at all costs. That would be quite rough for a girl in junior high, I imagine.

[sunshine.10]

Titania -- Seems like there is teasing potential. Also reminds me of titanium.
Rosalind -- Nms, but nice name
Desdemona -- Very heavy as a name.
Innogen (Imogen's original form) -- I don't love the sound of this one, but I think it's quite doable!
Ophelia -- This is a nice name!
Cressida -- nms, but cool.
Camellia -- I like this one a lot!
Karenina -- As a middle name, this would be lovely.
Jane (Jane Eyre is a favorite, but Jane is too plain for my taste) -- Since Jane is too plain for you, what about Bronte?
Anne (of Green Gables - again, too plain!) -- So pretty! If you did this as a first name, I think it would be a real stand-out.
Dorothy -- Sounds dated to me.
Harriet -- I don't like the "Harry" part of this name
Hester -- Probably not great as a first name, but would make a nice middle. What about using her daughter's name of Pearl?
Cassiopeia -- A tough first name, but I love Cassie!
Andromeda -- I think this would be hard to wear.
Stellaluna -- So pretty, but probably better if you just did Stella or Luna.
Pippi (Longstocking - I'm thinking about Pippa) -- I like this!
Myy, Mymmeli (from a children's series I grew up with...totally not doable in the U.S., but maybe in some form??) -- I think as a middle this would work just fine!

Some combo ideas:
Anne Mymmeli Rosalind
Cressida Bronte Innogen
Pippa Harriet Jane
Hester Stellaluna or Hester Stella Luna
Ophelia Harriet Pearl
Cammellia Dorothy Myy
Pippi Karenina Jane

[dindlee]

If you like Anne of Green Gables... what about Blythe? It was her married name after all I have a name crush on Blythe. I think it's a lovely name.

[sparklehorse]

I immediately thought of Hermione (from the Winter's Tale seeing as though you're having a baby around the end of winter!)
Hermione could also give you the nickname Myy?

I love Ophelia and Cressida.

Others that came to mind:
Estella
Beatrice
Isolde

[el_hae]

lots of my favorate! what elegant choices!

i love..
Rosalind-elegant, feminine, and very lovely.
Ophelia-i love this so much! lovely and beautiful sound.
Cressida-a bit distinctive and attractive name.
Camellia-beautiful and elegant. unique. i love this more than Camilla
Jane-i really really love Jane Eyre! simple, attractive, classic, old yet very pretty i think.

what about Rosamund, Diana, Philippa, Helena, Portia? these are all literary names.
good luck!